Legal Opinion
backpage.com, LLC v. Lynch
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 24, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-2155PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
REGGIE B. WALTON, United States District Judge
The plaintiff, Backpage.com, LLC (“Backpage.com”), brought this action against the defendant, Loretta Lynch, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America (“the government”), challenging the constitutionality of the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 (“SAVE Act”), which amended 18 U.S.C. § 1591 (2000), “a statute that prohibits certain conduct related to sex trafficking of children and those subjected to force, fraud, or coercion,” and added “advertising to the types of conduct…
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